Hat pin



June 28,1955 MHILL 2,711,745

HAT PIN Filed April 6, 1954 INVENTOR. NDSELLE H /L L 67 TOP/VI);

HAT PIN Moselle Hill, Birmingham, Ala.

Application April 6, 1954, Serial No. 421,237

3 Claims. (Cl. 132--60) This invention relates to a hat pin and has foran object the provision of such a pin which shall be adapted forengaging the hair of the user prior to positioning the hat on the headand which includes improved means for attaching the pin to the hat.

A more specific object of my invention is to provide a hat pin of thecharacter designated which shall embody a hair pin having substantiallyparallel leg members and a prong extending outwardly of one of themembers for piercing the hat from the underside thereof, together with aremovable member engaging the prong outwardly of the hat.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hat pin of thecharacter designated which shall be simple of construction, economicalof manufacture and one which secures the hat firmly in place, thuspreventing the same from being blown off or becoming displaced.

A device embodying features of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. l is an enlarged side elevational view of the device, showing thefastening means removed from the prong member;

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the fastening member;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken generally along the line III-III ofFig. 1, showing the hat in place and the fastening means attached to theprong member; and,

Fig. 4 illustrates the manner in which the hat pin is used.

Referring now to the drawing for a better understanding of my invention,I show a hair pin 10, preferably in the form of a bobby pin havingelongated substantially parallel spring leg members 11 and 12 joined atone end thereof as at 13. Secured to the leg member 11 intermediate itsends and extending substantially at right angles thereto, is a prongmember 14 having a relatively sharp free end.

A fastener 16, having a centrally disposed opening 17 therethrough, fitsover the prong member 14, as shown in Fig. 3. Preferably, the fastener16 is in the form of an ornamental type of button which may screw ontoor snap on the prong member 14, whereby the same may be readily removedby the user. A plurality of teeth 18 are provided along the bottom ofthe fastener 16 and engage the hat indicated at 19, as shown in Fig. 3,to prevent the button from coming loose when the device is in use.

From the foregoing description the manner of using my improved hat pinwill be readily understood. The user places one or more of the hair pinsin the hair in the 2,711,745 Patented June 28, 1955 usual manner, asshown in Fig. 4. The hat 19 is then placed over the hair pins 10 and theprong members 14 are pushed up through the hat from the undersidethereof, as shown in Fig. 3. The fasteners 16 are then screwed onto orsnapped on the prong members 14, thus effectively securing the hat tothe hair of the user.

From the foregoing it Will be seen that I have devised an improved hatpin which is adapted for manipulation by the user with a minimum ofeffort and one which assures that the hat will be held in any setposition until removed by the user. In actual practice I have found thatmy improved hat pin is fully effective for its intended purposes.

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious tothose skilled in the art that it is not so limited but is susceptible ofvarious changes and modifications without departing from the spiritthereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall beplaced thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A hat pin comprising substantially parallel hair engaging springmembers adapted to clamp the hair therebetween and joined to each otherat one end only, a prong having a relatively sharp free end projectingoutwardly at substantially right angles to and rigidly secured to one ofsaid spring members intermediate the ends thereof and disposed to piercea hat from the underside thereof, and a removable fastener fitting oversaid free end of the prong in position to contact the outer surface ofthe hat pierced by said prong.

2. A hat pin comprising a bobby pin having substantially parallel legmembers for clamping hair therebetween, a prong rigidly secured to andprojecting outwardly of one of said leg members at substantially rightangles thereto and disposed to pierce a hat from the underside thereof,and a removable fastener engaging the free end of said prong anddisposed to contact the outer surface of the hat pierced by said prong.

3. A hat pin comprising substantially parallel hair ongaging springmembers joined to each other at one end, 9. prong having a relativelysharp free end projecting outwardly of one of said spring membersintermediate the ends thereof and disposed to pierce a hat from theunder-' side thereof, a removable fastener fitting over said free end ofthe prong in position to contact the outer surface of the hat pierced bysaid prong, and teeth on said fastener in position to contact the outersurface of the hat whereby the fastener is held against rotationrelative to the prong.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS505,696 Boyer Sept. 26, 1893 684,945 McCulloch Oct. 22, 1901 774,598McConnell Nov. 8, 1904 1,054,648 Keplinger Feb. 25, 1913 2,083,614McPhee June 15, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS 18,530 Great Britain Aug. 16, 190712,741 Great Britain June 2, 1913 18,562 Great Britain Aug. 11, 1914507,379 France Sept. 14, 1920

